Got rid of bit of a dint on my Meade

[Percivel]

Hello, I have for a while now been revamping a 14 inch Meade SCT that I had to defork as the mount failed.

An unfortunate result of the defork was a dint where one of the forks refused to come off and made a cosmetic only but very annoying dint.

First world problem but this is a hobby and it is nice for things to look good.

So I tried numerous ways for getting rid of it, including suction pads car body work tool etc. Nothing worked.

But  what worked was the heat and cold method. Got a hair dryer and heated up the area until it was as hot as it would get. Then got a can of air, held it upside down and blasted it. Dint popped out and there is now only a very small crease present that you would struggle to see.

Wish I had taken pics of this as it works briliantly. Was quoted £300 quid to get the dint removed, cost me a fiver with this method.

Worth a try if you are ever in this predicament.

Edited April 10, 2022 by Percivel